Hardy, Frank J.
Variant namesMarxist novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist & script writer, born in Southern Cross, Victoria. Joined the Communist Party of Australia in 1939 & served in the A.I.F. 1942-1945. After journalistic and literary apprenticeships he was made famous by the Wren vs Hardy case of 1950-1951 over alleged defamation of Mrs John Wren in his novel Power without glory. He was found not guilty & went on to write novels, plays, TV & film scripts including The Outcasts of Foolgarah (1971); The unlucky Australians (book 1967; film 1973) & But the dead are many (1975).
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1931-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225633018
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| associatedWith | Armstrong, Pauline. |
| associatedWith | Baker, Kevin. |
| associatedWith | Boyd, David. |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of Australia. |
| associatedWith | Hardy, Frank (Francis Joseph), 1917-1994. |
| associatedWith | Jones, Bill. |
| associatedWith | Molloy, Bruce. |
| associatedWith | Paterson, Fred, 1897-1977. |
| associatedWith | Rass, Dot. |
| associatedWith | Wren, Ellen Mrs. |
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Birth 1917-03-21
Death 1994-01-28
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English
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